Hazrat Zaid says that as long as even one dirham remains upon the mukatab, he is still a slave.

21797 - From Sufyan, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, from Zayd. He said: He said: The mukatab is a slave as long as there remains upon him a dirham (1).

Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says that as long as even one dirham remains upon the mukatab, he is still a slave.

Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says that as long as even one dirham remains upon the mukatab, he is still a slave.

Hazrat Sulayman bin Yasar says that I sought permission to meet Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She asked, "Is it Sulayman?" I replied, "Yes, I am Sulayman." Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) asked, "Has the remainder of the contract of Kitabah owed to your masters been paid off by you?" I said, "Yes, a little is left." She said, "Then you may come in, because as long as even a little of the contract of Kitabah remains upon you, you are still a slave."

Hazrat Mujahid states that the Mothers of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with them) did not observe veiling from the mukatab slaves as long as even one mithqal or one dinar of the price of their manumission remained due.

Hazrat Maymun says that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said to a mukatab who had the kunyah Abu Maryam, "You may come inside even if only four dirhams of your contract of manumission remain upon you."

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that the legal punishment for a mukatab and a slave is the same.

Hazrat Sha'bi says that the legal punishment (hadd) for a mukatab and a slave is the same, as long as even one dirham of the price of manumission remains unpaid.

Hazrat Zuhri says that as long as even one dirham remains upon the mukatab, he is still a slave.